Move to Include

MOVE TO INCLUDE is a partnership between
WXXI and the Golisano Foundation designed to
promote inclusion for people with intellectual and physical disabilities. Through programming and special events, WXXI and the Golisano Foundation look to build a more inclusive community by inspiring and motivating people to embrace different abilities and include all people in every aspect of community life.

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Coming Up

Blind Love: A Holocaust Journey Through Poland with Man’s Best Friend

Sunday, March 21, 2021 - 7:00pm

on WXXI-TV

With the help of their loyal guide dogs, six blind Israelis travel on the March of the Living, a program that brings students from all over the world to Auschwitz.

Intelligent Lives: Opening Doors On-Demand

Watch On-Demand: Narrated by Academy-Award nominee Chris Cooper, this film follows three young adults with intellectual disabilities and how they navigate school, college and workforce.

Debt of Honor: Disabled Veterans in American History On-Demand

Examine the way in which the American government and society as a whole have regarded disabled veterans throughout history. Watch On-Demand

Roadtrip Nation: Being You On-Demand

Roadtrip Nation shares inspiring stories of struggle, self-acceptance and success in Being You

PBS Kids Programming

Monday, January 25, 2021 - 6:30am

All week long, WXXI-TV and WXXI-Kids 24/7 will air special PBS Kids programming that deals with disability issues, including episodes from Arthur, Peg + Cat and Dinosaur Train.

The Reason I Jump, Free Virtual Screening

Friday, January 8, 2021 - 5:00pm

Presented as part of Dialogue on Disability and Move to Include, this film examines the lives of five young people who live with autism spectrum disorder.

Move to Include's History

Wednesday, July 1, 2020 - 9:00am

Move to Include spotlights people of differing abilities and disability issues - including education, healthcare, housing, recreation, employment and local efforts to support inclusion - through television, radio, news, special events, and social media. The initiative works to inspire and motivate people to embrace different abilities and include all people in all aspects of community life.

Independent Lens "Unrest"

Wednesday, March 3, 2021 - 8:30pm

on WXXI World

Follow filmmaker Jennifer Brea’s struggle with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and meet others coping with this often-devastating and little-understood condition in this intimate documentary.

Signing Black in America

Sunday, February 21, 2021 - 5:00pm

on WXXI-TV

This is the first documentary about Black ASL: the unique dialect of American Sign Language (ASL) that developed within historically segregated African American Deaf communities. 

America ReFramed: Vision Portraits

Saturday, February 6, 2021 - 10:00pm

on WXXI World

Acclaimed director Rodney Evans (Brother to Brother and The Happy Sad) takes viewers on a personal journey as he ponders how the deterioration of his vision will impact his life and work as a filmmaker.

Count Basie – Through His Own Eyes

Sunday, January 31, 2021 - 11:00pm

on WXXI-TV

This revealing documentary sheds light on Count Basie’s inner motivations, as well as his relationships with his wife and disabled daughter, the “hidden core of his creative life.”

Blind Love: A Holocaust Journey Through Poland with Man’s Best Friend

Sunday, January 31, 2021 - 5:00pm

on WXXI-TV

With the help of their loyal guide dogs, six blind Israelis travel on the March of the Living, a program that brings students from all over the world to Auschwitz.